#that they then take straight to the creator

[sergeantbarnessdoll]

Ooo can I please request a soft dark Nick Fowler & soft dark Lloyd Hansen x fem!shy reader where Y/n is Six’s younger sister and she grew up in foster care when he was in jail, and her foster sister she was close to was Mace. Nick takes Y/n as a hostage to get Mace to give him the drive (she’d be terrified). He locks her in her room and but then she’s taken AGAIN but from Nick’s home when Lloyd Hansen breaks in and kicks the bedroom door down in and literally wraps his arms around her and drags her out of Nick’s home (so he took the hostage, hostage😵‍💫 Poor girl is even more terrified) Poor woman is like, “Wait I was already taken?? This is happening AGAIN??” Lloyd takes her hostage because he wants Six to give him HIS drive and takes her to his mansion. Lmao then Nick takes his private plane straight to where Lloyd lives and tries to take her back, Y/n is just like “😵‍💫” Imagine she’s just so done and is like “Can you BOYS please make up your mind on whose hostage I am???” And when they both immediately stop bickering and whip their heads over to Y/n, she just squeaks out a shy “I’m sorry” for her outburst 😂 They’d definitely want the drives but still keep Y/n after that. Like they’d come to the conclusion that maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to share her and to work together. They now have a common interest, Y/n and the drives! They spoil her so much and get her to feel comfortable around them and she starts to feel really safe and start falling in love with them both. They could tell she was getting less jumpy around them. When Mace and Six come to save her, they find the three of them all snuggled together on the couch, all lovey dovey.

Common Interest » Nick Fowler and Lloyd Hansen

Pairings: Soft Dark!Nick Fowler x Shy!Female Reader x Soft Dark!Lloyd Hansen with Mace and Six

Summary: You get taken hostage by Nick, but you also get taken hostage by Lloyd. That means that have a common interest… you

Warnings: Soft Dark, Angst (Nick and Lloyd), Fluff, language, kidnapping (twice), kissing, pet names

A/N: Thank you for this beautiful request @kpopgirlbtssvt 🩵

Written on my phone. My apologies for any mistakes.

Header made by @buckyys-babydoll / divider made by me

GIFS ARE NOT MINE! Gif credits go to the creators.

Nick had his eyes on you all day. So did Lloyd. They were waiting for the perfect time to get their hands on you. That’s when the auction came into play. Lloyd and Nick didn’t go to the auction together. They didn’t even know each other was going to be there. They were only there for two things… you and the drive.

Nick watched as you were talking to Mace. You know Mace through your foster sister. You’re there to help Mace with something. She told you what you’re supposed to do for your part of the plan, but you still weren’t sure about it. When it came time for you to execute your part of the plan, it went perfectly. After that, you went to the bathroom to have a moment to yourself. You’ll admit that you were nervous and scared about your part of the plan, but now that your part is done, you can try to relax and enjoy the rest of the night. A moment later, you walked out of the bathroom, only for someone to grab your arm and lead you out of the building.

“Stay calm and do as you’re told.” Nick whispers in your ear.

Lloyd watches closely as Nick led you to a black SUV. You got in the backseat and so did Nick.

“Follow that car.” Lloyd says to his driver.

His driver nodded and followed the car you and Nick are in.

“Where- Where are you taking me?” You asked in a shaky voice.

“You’ll find out in a little bit, Y/N.” Nick says.

You frowned. How does this man know your name?

“How- How do you know my name?” You asked.

“I did my research on you. You’re friends with Mace.” He says.

“Actually, Mace is my foster sister’s friend. Her and I barely know each other.” You politely corrected him.

“Close enough.” He says.

Nick still didn’t tell you where he was taking you. You saw a nice house when you guys came to a stop. You just didn’t know it was Nick’s house in the moment.

“Who’s house is this?” You asked as you got out of the car.

“Mine.” Nick answers.

Nick held onto your arm so you didn’t try to escape as he lead you inside of his house. He took you upstairs to an empty bedroom that had a nicely made bed in it. Little did you know that Nick is going to keep you locked in that bedroom.

“My name is Nick Fowler and the reason why I brought you here is because you have something that I want.” He says.

You frowned in confusion. What do you have that he wants?

“Where’s the drive?” Nick asks softly.

“What drive?” You asked in total confusion.

“You know what I’m talking about, sweetheart.” He says.

“No- No I don’t.” You answered.

“Yes you do. Mace told you about it.” He says.

“She told me about it, but- but she didn’t tell me where it is.” You tell him honestly.

Nick hums to himself.

“I have some calls to make and business to take care of.” Nick says, taking his phone out of his pocket.

Nick walked out of the bedroom, closing and locking the door behind him. Your eyes went wide when you realized that he locked the door from the other side. You walked over to the door and started yanking on the doorknob.

“Why are you doing this?!” You asked loudly.

You were expecting Nick to answer you, but he didn’t. You don’t even know if he’s still in the house. You might as well relax if you’re going to be here a while. You sighed and walked over to the bed and sat down. You looked over at the nightstand and seen a few books. You grabbed one and started reading it.

———

A few hours go by and Nick still has you locked in the bedroom. He hasn’t came back either. You already finished reading one book and now you’re on the second one. You jumped when you heard the doorknob jiggling. You put the book down on the nightstand and stared at the door. Then it opened. You were expecting Nick to walk in the room, but it wasn’t him. It was someone else.

“Hello, sunshine.” Lloyd grins. “I’m Lloyd Hansen of Hansen Government Services. You’re Y/N, right?” He says.

“Umm- yes?” You answered like a question.

“Great.” He says.

Lloyd walked over to you and grabbed onto your arm, pulling you up from the bed and lead you out of the bedroom. He led you outside to a black SUV. A different SUV from Nick’s.

“Wait, I was already taken? This is happening again?” You asked.

“Yep.” Lloyd replies.

You were scared, but more confused. Why are you being taken hostage by two different men in the same night?

“What- What about Nick?” You curiously asked.

“I couldn’t care less about Fowler.” Lloyd says.

“If you don’t care about him, why you taking me hostage?” You asked curiously.

“You have information I want.” He says.

Now you’re even more confused. What kind of information does this man want? You would ask what kind of information he’s looking for, but it would just confuse you even more than you already are.

“Your older brother is Court Gentry, right?” Lloyd asks.

“I-I don’t see what my brother has to do with you taking me hostage.” You say.

“He has something I want.” He says.

“I wouldn’t know what that would be.” You answered honestly. “I haven’t- I haven’t seen my brother in years. I was put in the foster care system after he went to jail.” You say.

“That’s where you’re wrong, pumpkin.” He says.

You furrowed your eyebrows in confusion.

“Your brother isn’t in jail as of right now.” Lloyd tells you.

“Wh-What? How?” You asked, your eyes going wide.

“That’s not important right now. What is important is…” He leans forward, putting his elbows on his knees. “Where’s the drive?” He asks.

Here we go again with the stupid drive.

“I-I already told Nick that Mace never told me about a drive.” You say.

“I don’t know who Mace is. I don’t know what drive Fowler is looking for.” Lloyd says.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” You say, which is true.

When the car stopped in front of Lloyd’s mansion, Lloyd lead you inside. You two were met by Nick as soon as Lloyd opened the door.

“I was wondering where you went, sweetheart.” Nick says, looking at you.

You stayed quiet, not sure what to say.

“You’re trespassing, Fowler.” Lloyd says.

“I can say the same thing about you, Hansen.” Nick says.

“She has information I want.” Lloyd says.

“Same here.” Nick says.

“Umm- for the record, I don’t know what either of you are talking about.” You chimed in.

“Be a good girl and sit down on the stairs.” Lloyd says.

You walked over to the stairs and sat down, looking at Nick and Lloyd. You watched and listened as they began to bicker. It’s safe to say that Nick and Lloyd don’t like each other. To be honest, you were done with them bickering and being taken twice in one night.

“Can you BOYS please make up your mind on who’s hostage I am?” You blurted out.

Nick and Lloyd stopped bickering long enough to look over at you.

“I’m sorry.” You apologized in a shy mumble.

Nick and Lloyd talked it out. They both have two common interests… you and the drives. Both of them came to a conclusion of keeping you for themselves.

———

After coming to the conclusion of keep you for themselves. Besides the drives, you’re the only other thing Nick and Lloyd have in common. It’s been a few dates since they decided to keep you for themselves. They’ve been spoiling you with clothes, jewelry, etc. They’ve also been keeping you safe and comfortable.

Little do the three of you know that Mace and Six teamed up to save you. Even though, they barely know each other, they also have something in common and that’s you. Mace and Six found a way inside of Lloyd’s mansion without getting caught. They entered his mansion cautiously, holding their guns in front of them. They were hit with so much confusion when they walked in the living room to see you cuddled up in between Nick and Lloyd.

“What the hell is going on here?” Six asks.

You looked up to see your brother. You smiled and ran over to him and gave him a hug. Six hugs you back.

“I missed you.” You say.

“I missed you too.” Six says. “Are you ok? Did they hurt you?” He whispers.

You opened your mouth to answer him, but Lloyd answered for you.

“She’s fine.” Lloyd says.

“We’d like to hear that from her.” Mace says.

“I’m fine. They didn’t hurt me.” You tell them.

“You know you can tell us.” Mace says lowly.

“She said she’s fine.” Nick says.

“My sister can speak for herself, man.” Six says.

“It’s ok, Court.” You say softly.

Meanwhile, Nick was having a stare off with Mace and Lloyd was having a stare off with Six.

“Where’s the drive?” Nick asks Mace.

“Give us Y/N and I’ll give you the drive.” Mace negotiates.

“You should know that negotiations are off the table.” Lloyd says.

You watched as Mace and Six tried to negotiate with Nick and Lloyd, but nothing was working. You knew this was going to end badly if you didn’t try to stop the four of them.

“Just give them the drives!” You blurted out.

The four of them stopped arguing and looked at you.

“You guys both know they’re not going to stop if you guys don’t give them what they want. Give them the drives and leave me here.” You say.

“We’re not leaving you here with them, Y/N.” Mace says.

“They can have the drives, but you’re coming home with me.” Six says.

“She’s not going anywhere.” Nick says.

“Guys, please.” You pleaded, your eyes tearing up.

Normally, Mace and Six don’t give up this easily. They just want you to be happy. That’s all they care about.

“Ok. Fine.” Six says.

Six pulled the drive out of his pocket and gave it to Lloyd. Mace didn’t give Nick the drive he wants. She just stared him down again.

“Give Fowler the drive, Mace.” Six says.

“You can’t be serious, Six.” Mace says.

“Unfortunately, I am. If being with them makes my little sister happy, we have to do this.” He says.

“Fine.” She mumbles.

Mace got the drive out of her pocket and gave it to Nick.

“Are you sure this is what you want, Y/N?” Mace asks softly.

“Yes.” You answered softly.

Mace walked over to you and gave you a hug. So did Six.

“Just know, me and Mace are one call away, ok?” Six says softly.

“Ok.” You whispered.

“I love you, sis.” He says.

“I love you too, Court.” You say.

Six approaches Nick and Lloyd.

“If either of you do anything to hurt my little sister, I won’t hesitate to beat your asses.” Six says.

“We’re not going to hurt her, Six.” Lloyd says.

“We’re not that cruel.” Nick says.

“I just want to make sure we’re all on the same page.” Six says.

Mace and Six gave you one last look before leaving. You let out a shaky breath. Nick and Lloyd walked up beside you and wrapped their arms around your waist.

“You’ll be fine here with us.” Lloyd says.

“I know.” You sighed.

“Just trust us.” Nick says.

“Ok.” You whispered. “I love you guys.” You say, standing on your tippy toes to kiss their lips.

“We love you too.” They say softly in union.

-Bucky’s Doll

[asgardian--angels]

you know it's bad when tumblr's being the more mature social media site when it comes to rancid takes on izzy's death

[nikoshi9]

“So stay with me”

Stay your pretty eyes on course

Keep the memories of who I was before

—

Did I dissapoint you?

Will they still let me over

If I cross the line

[agirlking]

Leaving these here for no particular reason.

[goldensunset]

i feel insane bc i have a lot of fun with taking things and making them darker and edgier but like there are rules to it. there are specific things i like and don’t like. it’s compelling when you take parts of the original that are only implied or lightly touched upon, yet are very much present and important, and expand on those. that’s transformative and delicious and very much called for. it’s boring and tacky when you dump a bunch of blood and death and evil onto something that was perfectly innocent and straightforward and didn’t need to be anything else especially if the original thing didn’t even have much of a narrative so to speak

[dandeliondocx]

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[resisteverything]

Heterosexual men will see the worst fucking man in the universe and be like “OMG literally me” even though they’re not half as shitty, then watch that man breathe a tenth of the word “boyfriend” in season 11 episode 47 and decide the show is no longer for them and instead exists exclusively for gay people.

[aces-to-apples]

I would love to know how it works that a person could somehow not have the time/energy to interact with their exchange gifts, yet would continue to sign up for fandom exchanges with comment requirements. Like that's so funny. I mean, far be it from me to be mean and suspicious, but one might almost wonder if said person might be signing up to these exhanges in bad faith..............bitch.

[dizzying-waves]

The more I look at it, both Marinette and Four are so similar.

In that both are the main characters that get a ton of hate just for being flawed people with the only time they get praise is if they're shipped with the fan-favorite.

[jemandrr]

Unironically, Ben Shapiro's greatest win against the left was turning left/centerleft laypeople off from the idea of a 'debate with facts and logic' because of his bad faith arguments. Like it's almost...triggering to people, and that leaves a lot of people with unsharpened ideas and an unwillingness to explain them in a rigorous manner.

One example phenomenon that this has fed into is a continuing degradation in the lines of thought people use to reach certain conclusions - so person A expresses opinion X that person B agrees with, but because person B never really sees the entire line of thought laid out by anyone else, their formulation of opinion X based on their own intuition might randomly lean on some idea Y which person A doesn't care about. As a result, if Idea Y lacks actual backing, person B might wrongly defend opinion X and give an impression that the entire thing is flimsy, or person B might lose their own footing and assuredness and change sides.

I also think that he so badly mangled the concept of debate in the casual public consciousness that it's a contributing factor to the vague anti-academic sentiment in recent years. (Which, while academia as an institution has problems, there's certainly an undercurrent of less directed discontent that is contributing to low public opinion of education as a whole - and a greater feeling expressed on social media that 'casual reference of marquee media' is in a way insulting to people who have not consumed it, rather than an invitation to partake or something you can pass by without caring. Not on tumblr though, where we see Dracula and then we read Dracula.)

tl;dr his pseudo-intellectualism meaningfully contributed to certain common sentiments of anti-intellectualism because of how badly and annoyingly he and the people who emulate(d) him did/do it.

[mariemariemaria]

can't lie g/omens fans are starting to piss me off

[shithowdy]

this is your periodic reminder that for all the artifacts and errors and "tells" one could possibly list, the only reliable way to actually determine if an image is ai generated is to investigate the source. it is becoming increasingly common for "fake classical paintings" to circulate around curative aesthetic blogs, and everyone should be using this as an opportunity to not only exercise their investigative skills but also appreciate art more in general. you're all checking out the artists you reblog, right? 🫣

so what are some signs to look for? let's use this very good example.

what a lovely late-impressionist piece blended with evocative leyendecker-esque themes! why haven't you ever heard of this artist before? surely tumblr would be all over an artist like this. who is justin brown?

your two options from here are to do a search for the name, or a reverse image search. i prefer reverse image searching, particularly when it comes to a common name like "justin brown". so what does that net?

Immediately, without looking at any text, something is wrong: it barely exists. an actual historical piece would turn up numerous results from websites individually discussing the piece, but no such discussions are taking place. Looking at the text, though, does show the source-- and at least in this case, the creator was honest about their medium.

But let's also look at the "exact matches", in case a source doesn't make itself apparent in the initial sidebar results like this.

This section will often tell you post dates of images, and here it can be seen that the very first iteration of the image was posted 15 days ago. It did not exist online prior to that.

Seeing how long an unsourced image has been floating around is a skill applicable to more than just generative images! See a cool image of an artifact or other intriguing item with a vivid caption? Reverse search it! If all the results are paired with that caption and only go back a few months, you might just have viral facebook spam.

Sometimes generative creators are dishonest about their medium and do not tag it like in the example, so that's when establishing "jpeg provenance" becomes important. While it can be a little trickier to determine if someone is using generative images and not admitting to it if they aren't trying to pass it off as a classic, something to consider is the age of their account and the frequency with which they post. Here are some account red flags:

-Did they only start posting art after 2022, or if they did before, did their style/skill level WILDLY change? Not gradual improvement-- I'm talking amateur graphite portraits straight into complex digital renders. Everyone starts somewhere, newness is not a red flag alone; it's newness combined with existing in a vacuum away from any community.

-Do they post fully-finished paintings several times a week? -Do many of these paintings seem iterative of a similar theme or subject matter ("three well-dressed young men face each other under shade and dappled sunlight")?

-Does their style change in inconsistent ways? An artist that can swap between painting like Drew Struzan and Hokusai should be pretty well known, right? Why is no one hyping this guy?!

-Do they have social media besides the source instagram? If so, what are they posting about? Are there any WIPs? Doodles? Interactions with other artists? Gallery dates? 3am self-doubt posts? Or is it all self-promo? Crypto? Seemingly nothing art-related at all for someone pushing out 3 weekly paintings?

Basically, if it's important to you to omit this stuff when you curate, please don't just smash reblog if the source doesn't seem to be the OP themselves. Seeking out sources was important even before this became an issue, now it is more than ever.

peace n love

[gifti3]

[vamptastic]

after the first 100 chapters and much thought (idly musing when trying to sleep) i have decided that if i was in bnha my quirk would be fleshcrafting.

mostly i just think it's neat. i like that it's medical, it's sufficiently edgy and gross, and that it works best as a support ability but has nasty offensive potential. i think a ranged ability suits my vision of myself in combat better, but if i was in a superhero setting i wouldn't actually want to be a superhero i'd wanna be a superEMT.

my idea of how it works is basically stolen from a game i like. i think a good limitation would be that i need to visualize what i'm doing to make it happen. so flesh-deep wounds are super easy, but with internal injuries i need to see what i'm doing, in which case quick transport to a hospital is probably the best bet- or risky field surgery, because i think field surgery is fascinating. so it's useful in the sort of situations you may expect a superhero to show up, to help stabilize people quickly, but not necessarily something you could make a whole medical career out of (actual surgery would usually be safer). another downside could be the very dire consequences of accidentally activating it on another person, plus potential angst around not being able to use it on oneself.

it rocks for a villain. useful, but weird enough to freak people out. society in the bnha setting seems basically fine with quirks that can't hurt anybody but deeply suspicious of dangerous ones, unless given official approval (which could be a poignant idea if bnha was like, good). it has a boring benevolent use, and a showy and fucked up evil use. could range anywhere from 'i dropped out of medical school and have nothing else to do and it turns out under the table doctors make decent cash' to like, a full-on serial killer type. or a character that evolves from one into the other.

for a hero it's not quite as cool. i think it works for an adult hero self-insert, they'd be a support type and probably work on a team or in a pair. probably most useful in mass casualty situations where a lot of people need to be stabilized but it's not quite safe enough to send in paramedics. kinda stumped as to why someone with that quirk would go to UA and not focus only on medicine though. an aversion to it for personal reasons, or some kind of traumatic association with medicine maybe?

although i don't know that it quite matches my personality. i mean it's really cool, and if i had a superpower i would want it to be something that requires mostly intellectual ability vs physical or just the power itself. but i'm studying engineering not medicine. unfortunately a wastewater management based superhero is kinda lame. and i don't have a specific hobby to go off of. only other things i could think of that fit me were either too edgy to write without making someone totally unrelatable to me, or too generic for the setting. the one i think actually fits me best is object creation that requires an understanding of the object, but momo has that cornered. maybe i could think of something that somehow relates to like, blueprints? for a hero character. but this one accurately conveys my 3edgy4me side.

[aes-h]

I try to practice keeping my thoughts to myself but it seriously pisses me tf off when cc creators only make their previews in blender and refuse to show what the cc actually looks like in-game (usually bad)... like. do you playtest at all? you're just going to leave that part up to me?

[whumptober]

WHUMPTOBER 2024: PROMPTS LIST

Welcome to Whumptober 2024 — Seventh Time's a Charm!

Please make sure to read the Event Info and FAQ below carefully, as most of your questions will be answered there already. For everything else, you are welcome to come to our ask box or ask questions in our Discord server here.

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The 'Anatomy of a Whumptober Prompt' post can be found here.

And our 'Resources for Writing Sensitive Topics' post is here.

We’re very excited to see the community come together for another year of Whumptober! Go wild with the prompts, and support your fellow creators - we wish you all the fun!

Best of luck and happy whumping,

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(Text versions of the prompts, as well as event information, rules and FAQ are posted below the cut!)

Whumptober 2024 Prompt List

No. 1: RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK

Search Party | Panic Attack | "If only we could hold on.” (Icysami x Renegaderr, Strangers.)

No. 2: TRUST ISSUES

Amusement Park | Role Reversal | “You got away with the crime while the knife's in my back.” (Charlotte Sands, Rollercoaster)

No. 3: SET UP FOR FAILURE

Fingerprints | Wrongfully Arrested | "I warned you."

No. 4: HALLUCINATIONS

Hypnosis | Sensory Deprivation | “You're still alive in my head.” (Billy Lockett, More)

No. 5: SUNBURN

Healing Salve | Heatstroke | "If my pain will stretch that far." (Lottery Winners, Burning House)

No. 6: NOT REALISING THEY'RE INJURED

Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms | Healed Wrong | "It's not my blood."

No. 7: ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES

Unconventional Weapon | Magic with a Cost | "It's us or them."

No. 8: SLEEP DEPRIVATION

Isolation Chamber | Forced to Stay Awake | "Leave the lights on." (Coldplay, Midnight)

No. 9: OBSESSION

Broken Window | Bruises | “Frame me up on the wall, just to keep me out of trouble.” (Fall Out Boy, Irresistible)

No. 10: BLOW TO THE HEAD

Slurred Words | Passing Out from Pain | "I can't think straight."

No. 11: SEEING DOUBLE

Convenience Store | Loneliness | “Leave no trace behind, like you don't even exist.” (Taylor Swift, Illicit Affairs)

No. 12: STARVATION

Underground Caverns | Cannibalism | "Just a little more."

No. 13: TEAM AS A FAMILY

Familial Curse | Multiple Whumpees | "Death will do us part." (Set It Off, Partner's In Crime)

No. 14: LEFT FOR DEAD

Hunting Gear | Blackmail | “Because I want you to know what it feels like to be haunted” (tiLLie, kooL aiD mAn)

No. 15: CHILDHOOD TRAUMA

Painful Hug | Moment of Clarity | "I did good, right?"

No. 16: NECROSIS

Swamp | Wound Cleaning | "No, I can't feel anything."

No. 17: NOWHERE ELSE TO GO

Ruined Map | Shipwrecked | "We had a good run."

No. 18: REVENGE

Unreliable Narrator | Loss of Identity | “I see what's mine and take it.” (Panic! at the Disco, Emperor's New Clothes)

No. 19: BLOOD TRAIL

Abandoned Cabin | One Way Out | "Is there anybody alive out there?" (Bruce Springsteen, Radio Nowhere)

No. 20: EMOTIONAL ANGST

Shoulder to Cry On | Giving Permission to Die | "It's not your fault."

No. 21: BODY HORROR

Body Horror | Tattoo Gun | Spirit Possession | “Let the bedsheet soak up the tears.” (Apparat feat. Soap & Skin, Goodbye)

No. 22: BLEEDING THROUGH BANDAGES

Tourniquet | Reopening Wounds | "Oh that's not good."

No. 23: FORCED CHOICE

Public Display | Broken Pedestal | "I'm doing this for you."

No. 24: RADIATION POISONING

Collapsed Building | Equipment Failure | “I never knew daylight could be so violent.” (Florence + The Machine, No Light, No Light)

No. 25: SURGERY

Stitches | Being Monitored | "It's for your own good."

No. 26: NIGHTMARES

Breakfast Table | Parting Words of Regret | “I'm haunted by the lies that I have loved, the actions I have hated.” (Poe, Haunted)

No. 27: VOICELESS

Laboratory | Muzzled | “I have no mouth and I must scream.”

No. 28: DENIAL

CCTV | Exposure | "They caught me red handed."

No. 29: FATIGUE

Labyrinth | Burnout | "Who said you could rest?"

No. 30: RECOVERY

Hospital Bed | Holding Back Tears | "What have I done?"

No. 31: ASKING FOR HELP

Therapy | Making Amends | "I'm alive, I'm just not well." (Elliot Lee, Alive, Not Well.)

Alternatives List:

Body Swap

Communication Barrier

Finding Old Messages

Forgotten

Friendly Fire

Motion Sickness

No-Holds-Barred Beatdown

Regret

Secrets Revealed

Shivering

Survivor's Guilt

Time Loop

Used As Bait

Venom

Vermin

Event Info & Rules

WHUMPTOBER is a month-long, prompt-based creation challenge (think: Inktober, but whumpier). There are 31 official themes this year - one for each day of the month - which can be used, skipped, or combined in any way you’d like. They are meant to serve as inspiration without being taken literally (e.g. you don’t have to include the exact wording of prompts into your work). Feel free to run rampant on interpretation. For example, if the prompt is “flame", you could create something with reference to a candle/campfire, your character could have suffered a burn, or the flame could be a reference to an ‘old flame’ - an old relationship. It’s truly down to you!

In total, there are 4 prompts for each day. These are optional suggestions and can be used in conjunction with the theme, or as options/alternatives.  We want to give everyone as much creative freedom as possible, as well as increase event accessibility for folks with triggers and squicks. There is also a list of 15 alternative prompts that can be subbed in for any day, again to give participants as much creative freedom as possible.

Creators can PRODUCE work in any media they choose, including but not limited to: writing, visual artwork, photo/video/audio edits, paper crafts and elaborate recommendation lists (not just a list of links). Creators can PARTICIPATE as much or as little as they want (i.e. you don’t have to do ALL the prompts if you don’t want to) and prompts can be used in any order. They are also free to use even after the event ends.

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#medium …..(gifs, fic, podcast, art, etc.)

#teeth, #etc …..(trigger warnings & any additional tags. Keep in mind not to add “tw” in front but only use the word/trigger itself)

#nsfwhump …..(only for nsfw content)

#your own tags go here

PLEASE BE DILIGENT WITH YOUR TAGGING. Only properly tagged posts are considered for archiving on the official @whumptober-archive blog. They must be tagged in the order above. An elaborate post about our tagging system can be found [here]

Unfortunately, due to the sheer number of participants in recent years, we cannot guarantee your work will be archived. A random selection of properly tagged posts from all genres will be reblogged each day.

Whumpers who produce content for 31 total theme days are considered event completionists and will be tagged in a masterpost at the end of the month. A form will be published at the beginning of November asking you to tell us if you completed. This is based on trust and we will not check this.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please read this before you send an ask!

TIMELINE

July: Trope voting form released. Late August: Prompt list is released for at least four weeks of preparation time. Tropes cannot be posted earlier than August 25th because of Moderator obligations in real life. (But, you know, go ahead and start writing/drawing, and add the themes in later, if you want!) September: Do as much or as little on your works as you want. You can prepare everything in advance or let September go by with vibes and start working in October. It’s up to you. October 1st: Challenge begins! A storm of whump breaks upon us all! During this time, some posts will be reblogged to the whumptober archive blog. We open the yearly AO3 collection for posting (optional). November 1st: The challenge is officially over! Completionist form opens for those who want to be included in the hall-of-fame. Early November: We release completionist and participant badges, solicit feedback, and post a hall-of-fame list of completionists by the 10th.

PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION

Q: What counts as participation? Create or continue at least one work inspired by one of this year’s prompts. Q: What counts as completion? Creating work(s) inspired by at least one prompt from each day (or alts), for a total of 31 unique prompts. Q: Do I need to create 31 works? No. You can, if you want. Or you can create one work that you add to every day with a new prompt. Or several works that combine prompts. You can also update an existing work by adding new material with the current prompts. Q: Do I need to post my works somewhere to be a completionist or a participant? No. Q: How do you know I actually completed the challenge? We’ll take your word for it! Q: Do I have to finish my work(s) to be a completionist? No, you can post WIPs. And you’re not obligated to finish them in October, but if you want it to count towards being a completionist, you must have completed 31 prompts by the end of the month. So for example, if you’re writing a long fic and you fit 31 different prompts into the writing you did in October, it’s okay if that fic isn’t finished by the time October ends, you’ll still be a completionist. Q: Is co-writing/illustrating allowed? Yes, absolutely, and it would count towards being a completionist for both/all of you. Q: Is there a min/max limit on word count for written works? No. Q: Is there a min/max limit of quality for art? No. Q: Do I have to do something each day to be a completionist? No. You can skip days whenever you want, and as long as 31 daily prompts (or alts) are in your works done in October, you can be a completionist. For example, if you wrote a 1000-word ficlet that covers prompts in days 2, 3, and 17, you can check all three days off your list even though it’s only one work. Q: Is this challenge just for fics? No! Artworks, GIFsets, headcannons, rec lists, poetry, moodboards, or any other creative work is encouraged. Q: Can I combine Whumptober with other creation challenges? Absolutely, as long as the other challenges allow it too.

PROMPTS

Q: How do the prompts work? There are FOUR prompts per day: a theme and three ideas. You can use one, two, three, or all four prompts for each day. If you don’t like any of the daily prompts, you can substitute one of the ALT prompts instead. Q: How strictly/literally should we interpret the prompts? As literally or as figuratively as you want. For example, if the theme is WATER, that could mean drowning, waterboarding, raining, swimming, take place underwater, be lost at sea, construct a metaphor about a character’s mood that changes like a flowing river, crying, or whatever else you can think of that fits that theme. Q: Can I combine prompts? Is there a limit on how many? No limit and combine as many as you’d like. If you create a work that checks off multiple prompts, that work will count for a fill of multiple prompts. You need to address 31 different prompts to be an official completionist, but you don’t have to produce 31 separate works.

WORKS

Q: What’s whump? Hurting a character, whether that’s physically, emotionally, intellectually, psychologically, or any other way you can think of. Comfort afterwards is optional. Angst is emotional whump, so it counts. Q: How do I know if it’s whumpy enough? If your character is just mildly inconvenienced, it probably needs more whump. However, no participant has to prove whumpiness to the mods. Whatever you write is up to you. Q: What kind of characters can I create for? Anything. Generic “whumpee,” OC, PC, NPC, major characters, minor characters, or whatever you want. There are no limits. Q: Does it have to take place in a specific fandom? No, you can create works for your own worlds or for fandoms or for both. You can also create more generic or pan-fandom works. You can do cross-overs or use OCs, whatever you want. Q: Can I create AI-created works? We will not reblog or promote any works we know to be generative AI-created. Q: Is there anything we’re not allowed to write? As long as it contains whump and is based on our prompts, it’s fine. Please courtesy tag your works if you post them so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences. Q: What about sex, minor characters, and potentially disturbing content? You can create whatever works are legal in your country and post them accordingly. Please courtesy tag anything you think might be objectionable if you post to Tumblr so people who follow the #whumptober2024 tag can filter according to their preferences.

POSTING

Q: Where can I post my work? Post where and how you want. You don’t even have to (cross)post it to Tumblr. Just keep in mind if it’s not on Tumblr we will not be able to add it to the blog archive. There is an AO3 archive for Whumptober 2024, as well as the parent collection for works completed outside of the event. Q: Can I start posting early? You can, but this is an October event and wouldn’t it be more fun with everyone doing it at the same time? We won’t be reblogging any work predating October 1st. Q: Can I post late? Yes. For the sake of our hardworking Post Fairies, only a day’s themes will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive each day of October. But you can post whenever. Some of us are still working on and posting Whumptober fics from years ago. Q: Do I have to use your tags? Only on Tumblr and only if you want us to reblog your work on @whumptober-archive. Q: How do I have my works reblogged to the archive? Properly tagged posts will be reblogged to @whumptober-archive. If you want the official archive blog to reblog you, post on Tumblr and tag correctly (see this FAQ link for more info on tagging). Please note not all posts will be reblogged each day. Q: Can we @ you? For questions and comments, of course. We’ll be getting a flood of notifications, so if you really want us to see something send an ask. Q: Can I cross post on other blogs? Yes, multiple platforms and blogs are perfectly acceptable, as long as they allow cross-posting (to us). You can also post different works to different accounts under different names, without posting them everywhere at once. If you post some works under your main and others under an alt blog, that’s fine for completionist purposes. Q: Can I upload/repost my Whumptober content to other social media platforms? Of course! We’ve created an AO3 Collection to archive any fics posted there, which can be found here. The blog is the official archive, so please respect the personal boundaries of any whumpers in your social circle (don’t out anyone as a participant who would prefer not to be outed).

Most importantly, have fun, create, and enjoy all the whump posted this October!